Washington, DC – Los Angeles Times columnist Jean Guerrero’s latest column, “Jose Cervantes left Delaware to see his dying father in Mexico. What happened changed his family’s fate,” is a powerful indictment of our broken immigration system, highlighting the tragedy of one family with ties to President Biden’s home... Continue »
Las oleadas de migrantes con rumbo a Estados Unidos no se detienen, así como tampoco paran las adversidades a lo largo de su camino. Y así sea una hilera de boyas en el Río Grande para impeder su paso, o bien a pesar de sufrir accidentes que derivan en... Continue »
English LA Progressive Underwater Razor Wire Causes Injuries at Texas Border By Vanessa Cárdenas July 27, 2023 The Texas Tribune Texas Republicans target federal funding unless Homeland Security chief Mayorkas is removed By Matthew Choi and Olivia Alafriz July 30, 2023 Spectrum News Democratic Senators reintroduce immigration bill By... Continue »
English La Opinión (CA) Migrants opt for hope; Republicans prefer politicking By Maribel Hastings and David Torres July 27, 2023 Rio Grande Guardian Hastings, Torres: Migrants opt for hope; Republicans prefer politicking By Maribel Hastings and David Torres July 27, 2023 Law360 Biden’s Asylum Rule Loss Is Signal To... Continue »
•Juez federal bloquea la nueva política de asilo del presidente Joe Biden •El Departamento de Justicia demanda al gobernador de Texas por la colocación de un ‘muro flotante’ en el Río Grande •El Secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, testifica ante el Comité Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes... Continue »
Washington, DC – Republicans’ extremism and dehumanizing and politically motivated cruelty on immigration has been on display in recent weeks. In response, a number of Democrats are pushing back, underscoring the way forward for Democrats to lean in on immigration issues. According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s... Continue »
Washington, DC – The most notable component of yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing, featuring the testimony of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, was not House Republicans’ predictable pre-baked attacks and falsehoods (many of which we previewed here). Instead, it was multiple House Democrats and Secretary Mayorkas highlighting the link between... Continue »
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week:  This week marks contrasts in the U.S. Congress. While beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who... Continue »
An ongoing report of Ron DeSantis’ Anti-Immigrant Activity   Update as of July 26th, 2023 Presidential Campaign Launch  As of May 2023, DeSantis formally announced his unsurprising Presidential run for the 2024 election. The never-ending messaging of going “anti-woke” and pushing extreme anti-immigrant legislation has all played a part... Continue »
English El Semanario (CO, NM) To Republicans Like Abbott or Desantis, Migrants Seem to Be Sub-Human By Maribel Hastings and David Torres July 27, 2023 The New York Times Labor Department Decries Surge in Exploited Migrant Children By Hannah Dreier July 27, 2023 NBC News Labor Department says number... Continue »